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rare disease / 罕见病 / (hǎnjiànbìnɡ)

A: Have you ever come into contact with someone with a rare disease?

你从小到大接触过患有罕见病的人吗？

(nǐ cónɡxiǎo dàodà jiēchùɡuò huànyǒu hǎnjiànbìnɡ de rén ma?)

B: No, but online today I saw a 31-year-old woman who has a rare disease called Cushing's syndrome.

没有,但我今天在网上看到一位31岁的女子患了一种叫做库欣综合征的罕见病。

(méiyǒu, dàn wǒ jīntiān zài wǎnɡshànɡ kàndào yīwèi sanshiyisuìde nǚzǐ huànle yīzhǒnɡ jiàozuò kùxīn zōnɡhézhēnɡ de hǎnjiànbìnɡ.) 

A: What impact can this disease have on people?  

这种病对人有什么影响呢？

(zhèzhǒnɡ bìnɡ duì rén yǒu shenme yǐnɡxiǎnɡ ne?)

B: Just like this woman said, she discovered that he face became bigger and her waist became thicker, but her arms and legs became much thinner.    

就像这位女子自己说的一样,她发现自己的脸变大了,腰围变粗了,但是四肢却越来越细了。

(jiùxiànɡ zhèwèi nǚzǐ zìjǐ shuōde yīyànɡ, tā fāxiàn zìjǐ de liǎn biàndà le, yāowéi biàn cūle, dànshì sìzhī què yuèláiyuè xì le.)

A: Is the case rate for this disease high? 

这种病在人群中发病率高吗？

(zhèzhǒnɡ bìnɡ zài rénqún zhōnɡ fābìnɡlǜ ɡāo ma?)

B: The case rate for Cushing's syndrome is two millionths percent. Besides changes to one's appearance, it also causes other diseases such as high blood pressure.    

库欣综合征的发病率只有百万分之二。除了给患者的容貌带来变化,它还会引发其他疾病,例如高血压。

(kùxīn zōnɡhézhēnɡ de fābìnɡlǜ zhīyǒu bǎiwàn fēnzhīèr.chúle ɡěi huànzhě de rónɡmào dàilái biànhuà, tā háihuì yǐnfā qítā jíbìnɡ, lìrú ɡāoxuèyā.)

A: That sounds not very nice. I hope this woman can get medical help as soon as possible.

这听起来有些糟糕。我希望这位女子能尽快得到医疗帮助。

(zhè tīnɡqǐlái yǒuxiē zāoɡāo.wǒ xīwànɡ zhèwèi nǚzǐ nénɡ jìnkuài dédào yīliáo bānɡzhù.)

B: I think the society should also cares more about rare disease patients.

我觉得社会也应该给罕见病患者更多的关爱。

(wǒ juédé shèhuì yě yīnɡɡāi ɡěi hǎnjiànbìnɡ huànzhě ɡènɡduōde ɡuānài?)

Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT